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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the fight in the park, where do Johnny and Ponyboy go to find help?

2. Who comes to rescue Ponyboy when he gets jumped while walking home?

3. Who shows up at the hospital with Darry to see Ponyboy?

4. Who tells Dally to leave the Soc girls alone?

5. What do the two boys in the blue car call Johnny, Ponyboy, and Two-Bit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the major event that occurs in Chapter 4 and how is a turning point in the novel.

2. What do Johnny and Ponyboy talk about one morning while watching the sunrise?

3. What does Dally tell Ponyboy and Johnny to do when the come to him for help after the park fight?

4. What does Ponyboy do when he wakes up in the church?

5. Describe the gang known as the "greasers".

6. Describe the park that Johnny and Ponyboy go to in Chapter 4.

7. What do Cherry and Ponyboy talk about while getting concessions at the drive-in?

8. Explain how Johnny speaks up to the older boys at the drive-in.

9. What news does Dally give Ponyboy and Johnny when he comes to see them at the church?

10. What strikes Johnny about the characters in Gone With The Wind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the plot elements of The Outsiders. Identify the impetus for the story, major events, climax, and denouement.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the similarities between the greasers and the Socs. How are they not really all that different from each other? Why does each group think the other is better off? What specific events or conversations in the novel indicate that the two groups have some things in common?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Ponyboy's sensitivity with the attitudes of those around him. What characters are completely opposite in that they are tough and/or desensitized to their situations? How does Ponyboy's sensitivity help or hurt him throughout the story? How does it make him easier/more difficult for readers to relate to?

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